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The demo video shows the propellors folding up for “cruising speed”. I guess it becomes a jet aircraft at that point.


27 posted on 06/10/2013 8:03:42 AM PDT by Drawsing (The fool shows his annoyance at once. The prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16))
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The demo video shows the propellors folding up for “cruising speed”. I guess it becomes a jet aircraft at that point.

No, there's a large ducted fan behind the cabin for main propulsion. I'd guess that the pivoting wingtip props are mechanically coupled to the main engine through the wing roots.

43 posted on 06/10/2013 8:36:52 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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